the sound of settling

Guten tag from germany

The boy wonder is currently biding his time in what can be termed an ‘idyllic german village’.
Or hell.
Seriously, there is nothing to do here!
Shops close at 6, food is mostly pork, and the general population is mainly made up of 75 year old geriatrics.
Maybe I should learn to sew or play bingo

Speaking of which, I have been pickng up domestic skills here and there
Ive learnt how to do my own laundry, how to cook a mean pasta, how to iron (not my forte), how to put clothes out for drying
These will all come in handy when I start work as domestic help I presume.

On a more serious note, the world is so so so much bigger than the tiny dot that is Singapore. One can only realize this when they spend a proper amount of time outside of Singapore. So many people to meet, so many sights to see! The rat-race in Singapore tends to make us concentrate simply on the smaller picture, making our outlook very myopic.

German is such a harsh language. The other day, an old lady was saying excuse me, and it sounded to me like she was saying “I want to eat you.” In a peculiarly deep voice as well. Very worrying these germans.
Ich liebe dich.
Does that sound remotely romantic?
That means I love you btw.
It sounds like a food dish at a restaurant owned by Vikings.
i also find it amusing how the word for 'bye' is 'tschus'.
well the word is not really funny, compared to the way it is said.
its pronounced 'tchooooooooooooos' in a sing-song manner
its just funny to see all these huge german men at the bars, after eating their huge bratwursts and drinking gargantuan mugs of beer, go 'tchooooooooooooos' to each other in a slightly high pitch girly singsong manner.
very odd.

The summer has been amazing, I’ve met some extraordinary people. And watching three matches at Euro 2008, including the final, was something I never dreamt would happen.
Honestly, being in the stadium and watching the team I support win in the final of such a major tournament was simply a breath-taking experience.

Of course, bing away from friends and family is not cool, and those who matter know I miss them loads, via my random emails and smses.
Ah well, im back in august so it really isn’t that long.

Aite that’s it for now, tomorrow we’re gonna try and get temporary employment at the vineyards.
I kid you not.
Such is the boredom here.
Ill try and update more often.
Given I have nothing to do!

Love to those who matter.
im out.